Blouse: Dorothy Perkins
Cardigan: Eugenie Cashmere
Tights: mesop
Shoes: Chie Mihara
Brooch: CatRabbit
I broke my practically brand-new, hard-earned and carefully remodelled Gorman dress/skirt! Woe!
Well, no. Sort of.
At some part when I took this dress apart and put it back together as a skirt I lost the care instructions. When the time came I decided to wash the skirt in cool water rather than risk a chemical dry-clean. Mistake! The dark blue in the bottom of the skirt ran almost immediately, dyeing the previously golden flags a vaguely chartreuse colour. Plus the copper of the skirt doesn’t seem quite as rich D-:
The Sophisticate swears it’s not noticeable, and he tried manfully to make me feel better by telling me he prefers it how it is now.
I’m still furious with myself.
Don’t be too hard on yourself, it’s still totally cute. And plus you now have a brand new skirt that’s different than the dress! Still, I know what you mean about being bummed out. I’ve had things get messed up in the wash and even though it’s not that bad, I can’t stop fussing over it.
LOL, thanks Casey. I’ll give that colour run stuff a whirl, and if it works, great. If it doesn’t, it’s not the end of the world, I’m perfectly happy to wear the skirt as it is!
I didn’t notice anything odd, and my laptop is not _that_ dirty, so hey! Everything is O.K.!
hugz!
Thanks M. I’m just being nit-picky, LOL
Would a colour catcher fix it? Or trying to wash the yellow bits alone by dipping them?
It still looks nice from here, but I know how it feels to have accidentally broken something you love 🙁
I’ve had a few people suggest I try Dylon Colour Run Remover, so I’m going to give that a whirl & see how I go!
These things happen! It still looks amazing and until you told me I couldn’t see the difference.
I managed to dye all my whites blue due to a stray cloth in the wash…so now I have blue pants instead of white – matches my eyes 😉
Thanks Claire! Good to know I’m not the only one who does that occasionally. For me it’s usually one half of a pair of socks. So one ends up a completely different colour than the other!
It still looks gorgeous! But I understand your frustration- I get rather peeved with myself when I do something like that cos its my own fault! It actuallu makes your skirt even more unique…
Theres a sale gorman store at the end of bridge road richmond that seemed to have some pretty good prices..didnt see that dress though!
That’s actually where I bought it! I saw it in the window, and thought “What the hell, I’ll go and try it on”.
I stained a much loved 50s cotton wiggle dress by hanging it too close to a red woolen jumper after a load of handwashing. Despite using only cold water I was left with a big pink stain on an olive/cotton floral print. I couldn’t throw it out, but had to hide it at the back of wardrobe so I didn’t have terrible pangs everytime I saw it. Recently however I found that stuff http://www.dylon.com.au/fc-coloursafe.htm and to my great surprise after one soak the stain was gone! I would read the box carefully though, as it worked well on cotton, but may have a different effect on different fabrics. Good luck! (ps though, nothing looks amiss in that pic, pretty as usual!)
Excellent advice, Ella! Thanks, I’ll give it a whirl!
I really love this outfit on you, and I especially love the shoes (though I took a look at that site and everything is a little expensive for my taste). ;(
Thanks Sydney… hint: I bought all my Chie Mihara’s 2nd hand off eBay! They’re WAY to expensive for me to be able to afford brand new. There’ starting to get rare on eBay, but when a pair comes up you can usually get them for under $200
Maybe it’s the lighting, but I totally can’t tell. Still looks adorable!
Thanks Pia, it’s very slight. Probably only noticeable if it was side-by-side to the original. I could live with it, but I might try Dylon colour run 🙂
Can’t tell … And that is a fab outfit … Gorman: take note! Xx
Yes please, Gorman! I’d love to wear more of your clothes!
It still looks beautiful! And this week, I just washed a tube of chapstick with my new ASOS dress. I feel your pain. 🙁
Oh DAMN! You poor thing. Is it salvageable?
If that’s an “after” photo, then it’s really not noticeable (on camera, at least), but I know well the frustration of damaging something you love. Last week I wore a black handbag with a white dress, and now have black marks where the strap was 🙁
Thanks Catherine – yep that’s an after photo. It’s not hugely noticeable, and at least the colour run was even! I can live with it like this, but I’m going to try some colour run & see if it makes a difference.
I hate it when things are changed for the worse because of something I’ve done too, I get so much more angrier than I would have gotten if it had been changed some other way. Those tights are really cute and fun! And I’m still loving the mustard and navy combo, too!
Thanks Veronica. I’m mostly cross because it was stupid of me not to save the washing information. Eedjit.
I agree that it doesn’t look quite as bright, but it still looks gorgeous! Love your style 🙂
Thanks Sarah – I still love wearing it 🙂
DYLON colour remover. i had my doubts but after a run of colour runs i am converted.
Excellent. A few people have suggested it, so I’ll give it a go this weekend! Thanks 🙂
Oh sad! I’ll be honest, I think I can the the difference, but it’s still an amazing skirt!
Agreed! The fabric’s divine, even if it doesn’t have QUITE the same glow. I’m going to try colour run though
I see no problem with the colours of the skirt and, before reading the text, I thought to myself: “Oh, how skillfully coordinated colours, that skirt is great!”
Thanks Ana, I do still love the skirt, but I’m tempted to try some colour run remover as has been suggested 🙂
Didn’t even notice! xx